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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I just live for 'christian fiction' books that focus on the women's side of the story. This was a devastating read.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I was assigned to read The Red Tent for a class in college, but decided that it was one I could skip without great harm to my GPA. But I missed out on reading something that was actually enjoyable, amid the theory papers and calc homework. I loved The Red Tent, and was particularly glad to read it while pregnant - I could relate to so much of Dinah's life and work as a midwife, as well as a mother and wife, in a "club" exclusive to women. Today's woman could really envy the women in Dinah's culture, with their shared experiences and time spent in the red tent. The story really struck me, and left me to the point of tears at times. The sadness and occasional joys of Dinah's life were so real, and I appreciate Anita Diamant's talented ability to fill in the blanks (fiction or not) of what the Bible left untold.
I am re-reading this for my book club. Should it count toward my reading challenge if it is a re-read? But I enjoyed it once again, imagining the rich stories behind those familiar characters is fascinating.
This is one of my new faves. I read it quickly. Beautifully written and the end made my heart have a lot of feelings
Even though I'm fairly religious, I don't really like religious lit. This however was different. It was very loosely based on Dinah, an unknown woman from the bible. I really liked following her story and the story of her mother/aunties. I like how even though it was written by a woman, none of the women in the story were whiny, regardless of how they were being treated. It was great reading a story about biblical women who were so strong and admirable. I would recommend to just about anyone, but especially women.
I wish I could give this 3.5 stars, because that's closer to how I feel about it. The story, as you probably know, is based very loosely on the bible story involving Joseph (of the coat of many colors). Dinah is his sister. This, to me, is a great premise for a story. And I enjoyed the story, even if it took me over a month to read. I'd never before read a story based in biblical times and I enjoyed hearing about the culture and different customs - and even the religion, although there was very little of that.
There were things about this book, however, that I did not enjoy. First of all, the writing left me less than impressed. I occasionally felt jarred out of the story by what I thought was inappropriate vocabulary. For example, when Dinah is describing the little boys in her family camp, she talks about how naughty they can by by peeing inside the tents - and she called them "stinkers". Really? Stinkers? Doesn't particularly sound like a biblical era term. I guess it would have been fine if we had a modern day narrator, but Dinah was not. And it wasn't just this one time, it seemed to me to happen often. It was like, she would go back and forth between a more formal, older sounding style and then throw in these modern terms, phrases or descriptions. I also didn't like the way ALL the men were so flawed - especially compared to the women.
But I'm glad I read it, the story was interesting.
There were things about this book, however, that I did not enjoy. First of all, the writing left me less than impressed. I occasionally felt jarred out of the story by what I thought was inappropriate vocabulary. For example, when Dinah is describing the little boys in her family camp, she talks about how naughty they can by by peeing inside the tents - and she called them "stinkers". Really? Stinkers? Doesn't particularly sound like a biblical era term. I guess it would have been fine if we had a modern day narrator, but Dinah was not. And it wasn't just this one time, it seemed to me to happen often. It was like, she would go back and forth between a more formal, older sounding style and then throw in these modern terms, phrases or descriptions. I also didn't like the way ALL the men were so flawed - especially compared to the women.
But I'm glad I read it, the story was interesting.